Join Pat, Mike, and myself this Saturday morning for a very special “Dahl Brother’s New Year Out Of This World Extravaganza.� Okay, so we’re not really calling it that, but it should be a special show, as my two older brothers come in and try to put me back in my place. It’s the last show of 2006, if that means anything to you, and I’m really looking forward to having the brothers in. Brendan has committed to attempting a call-in from San Diego, which being two hours earlier, may give as a prime opportunity to sample his ‘morning voice’. Can it possibly be lower? Tune in, and find out!

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Brendan gave this to Matt this morning!

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I saw a story today that China had just completed the largest shopping mall in the world. It's the length of six football fields, which is easy to cover in one day if you're Devin Hester. I'd always assumed that the Mall of America in Minnesota was the largest in the world. But it turns out it's not even the largest in the U.S. California and Pennsylvania each have a mall with more retail space. India, China, Turkey, Malaysia, the Philippines and Canada all have bigger malls than anywhere in the U.S. C'mon, we can't beat out Turkey? They share a name with a cold cut.
I'd wager that, despite the smaller sizes, our malls are much better than any mall in any other country. I mean, India's foodcourt certainly can't serve beef. And I can't imagine anything worse than a meatless foodcourt. I'm going to go ahead and assume that the Mall of Malaysia doesn't have a Pottery Barn. And Canada? Get real. I'd imagine that half their retail space somehow involves the sale of Moosehead or hockey pucks.
The Mall of America is the busiest mall in the world; the O'Hare of malls. They have 40 million people come through every year. It's got an amusement park, an aquarium and a flight simulator. It used to have a restaurant called Hulk Hogan's Pastamania that closed down. I'm not sure why. To me, nothing says high-quality, authentic Italian food like the Hulkster.
I won't be visiting the Mall of America anytime soon, but I do have some shopping to do. After getting dragged around malls as a kid, I've taken to avoiding them. In those days, I dreaded visiting deparment store after department store, rarely getting to stop in the sports paraphernalia store that had everything a young sports fan could want. I can remember staring at the poster that featured Walter Payton, Michael Jordan and Andre Dawson, all in tuxedos, with the title "Chicago Class". Sadly, I don't believe I ever saved up enough allowance to get that poster. But don't cry for me, I did have "The Black and Blues Brothers", which featured the '85 Bears offensive line. That was the baddest poster to have in my day.
So I'll be heading out to Oakbrook or Yorktown at some point this weekend, which I'm not looking forward to. At least it will be less crowded than the Mall of China.

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Please join us this Friday as we fill in for Stan and Terry. We'll be on 9am to 1pm, on 105.9 FM! Don't miss the debut of the new holiday smash hit from Matty D, Sexy Sex-mas!

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Tune in this Saturday morning, as we’ll be giving away this exact snowboard setup courtesy of the great folks at the Shred Shop in Skokie. It’s a Burton Clash 155 w/ Burton Freestyle Bindings, and it could be yours this Saturday! I tried to run off with it after this picture, but was stopped. Be sure to tune in this weekend for your chance to win!

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Matt and Brendan’s Holiday Tom Tom Tour continues this weekend. Come out and join us at Radio Shack, located at 176 Skokie Valley Rd in Highland Park! If you aren’t familiar with the Tom Tom GPS Unit, now is the perfect time to check out this great holiday gift. At the very least, we can drag race remote control cars!

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Apparently some people have been experiencing some trouble ‘south of the border’ due to E. Coli found in Taco Bell scallions. Who would have thought? The Bell of all places. How do they know it’s the scallions, and not just the tacos? Just saying-Who hasn’t experienced a little ‘discomfort’ the morning after a late night Taco Bell visit? Anyways, I guess I’ll be putting my affection for Mexi-Melts on the back burner for a while, or at least picking the scallions out.

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Just finished watching another fine episode of "Friday Night Lights" on NBC. It really is an excellent show. It has plenty of drama and then it adds football to the mix. Pete Zimmerman, my friend and co-worker, and I were able to come to the conclusion that Lyla the cheerleader is really hot. I know, we are really out on a limb. However, she might only be the second hottest cheerleader in primetime. "Heroes" has a damn fine cheerleader of its own. I could watch her run around in a panic all day. That NBC promo that whispers, "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" is what got me watching "Heroes". I'm not exactly sure why, but it piqued my curiosity about the show. I haven't come across a tagline that compelling since "Where's the Beef?"
Let me get back to "Friday Night Lights" for a moment. I think it has the potential to be a crucial part of my television watching week for years to come. "The O.C." has been filling my need for drama the past few years, and it is still a high-quality show. But it seems that the series may be winding down, due to the main actors all eyeing movie careers. Unfortunately, that's the procedure for teen dramas. "Beverly Hills 90210" begat "Dawson's Creek", which begat "The O.C". Eventually, they all come to an end. How can you stop a young James Van Der Beek from leaving to conquer Hollywood? Fact of the matter is: you can't. You can only reflect on lessons that we all learned along the way. Is there another "O.C." on the horizon? Only time will tell. I suppose there is "One Tree Hill", on the CW. I've never really watched it before catching an episode last week. I will say that Sophia Bush is one of the hottest women in the free world. Chad Michael Murray gave her up for one night with Paris Hilton? That's like ditching your Lamborghini Gallado(Akon reference) for a joyride on the CTA(get it?, everyone has ridden the CTA. Paris Hilton jokes are so rich.) Chad Michael Murray's character is a basketball star on "One Tree Hill". In the episode I watched, he was on the free throw line with no time left on the clock. He ended up missing the free throw on purpose to help out his teammate that had promised to shave points in order to settle a gambling debt. It was a nicely contrived situation, but Chad's hair had more product in it than any basketball player since Christian Laettner circa 1991. It just didn't ring true. Matt and I are attending the Bulls game tomorrow night. If I see Andres Nocioni styling his 'do with Vidal Sassoon Hair Cement between quarters, I'll go Pistons fan on him. I don't think Noc would ever do such a thing, so I don't feel I have to worry.

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